Ancient Egyptian anhydrite cippus (magical stela) depicting the god Horus. Artist unknown; 664-30 BCE (Late Period or Ptolemaic). Now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Limestone relief from an Etruscan funerary cippus, showing a man with a lyre between two dancers. Artist unknown; early 5th cent. BCE. Now in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. Photo credit: Walters Art Museum.
Ancient Egyptian black steatite cippus showing Horus as a child, standing atop crocodiles and subduing venomous creatures such as snakes and scorpions. Liquid was poured over the cippus, accompanied by magical spells, and used to treat bites and stings. Artist unknown; ca. 380-350 BCE (Late Period). Now in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. Photo credit: Walters Art Museum.